Amina

Smith

Jumps

Year:
Senior

Hometown:
Lusby, Md.

High School:
Patuxent HS

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Bio

2014 OUTDOOR TRACK: Earned first team All-America honors with a fifth place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships...her jump (6-01.25) is the second best outdoor jump in Maryland history...qualified for the ECAC Championship in high jump with a win at the ACC Outdoor Championships (6-01.50)...that jump is the Maryland indoor record because the event was moved inside due to rain...also won high jump at the Kehoe Twilight (6-00.00)...finished in 8th place or better in high jump at the Maryland Invitational, Pepsi Florida Relays, Penn Relays, NCAA East Prelims.

2014 INDOOR TRACK: Placed second in the high jump at the ACC Championships (6-01.25)...captured titles at Navy Multi-Mix Madness (6-00.75) and the Lions Invitational (5-07.75)...placed second at the Terrapin Invitational (5-10.75) and the Doc Hale VT Elite (6-00.50).

2013 OUTDOOR TRACK - Finished 3rd in the high jump at ECAC Championships with a season-best height of 5-10.50…Finished 22nd in the same event at NCAA East Regionals (5-09.75)…Finished 7th in the same event at ACC Championships (5-09.25)…Finished 3rd in the triple jump at Maryland Invitational (36-10.50).

2013 INDOOR TRACK - Won the high jump at UNC Invitational with a season best and ECAC qualifying jump (5-10.00)...Finished 4th in the high jump at ACC Championships (5-08.00)...Holds the 7th best high jump mark in Maryland history.

2012 OUTDOOR TRACK - Season best mark in the high jump came at the Kehoe Twilight with 5-10.00...Finished 1st in the event...Tied for the fourth best jump in Terps history...Finished 2nd at the ACC Championships with 5-9.25...Finished 2nd at the Maryland Invitational for the same event (5-5.75).

2012 INDOOR TRACK - Season best mark in the high jump came at the Millrose Invitational (5-11.25)...Finished 1st in event...Mark is 4th best in Terps history...Finished 2nd at ACC Championships in the same event (5-10.5).

BEFORE MARYLAND - Holds 11 Maryland State titles individually - 10 in the high jump and one in the triple jump at Patuxent HS... Junior Olympics champion in 2008... All-American in high jump from Nike Indoor Nationals from 2008 to 2010... 2009 Penn Relays All-American... Second team All-American in the triple jump two seasons...

PERSONAL - Youngest of four children of Robert and Sybil Smith... Class Vice President at Patuxent... Vice President of National Honor Society... Honor roll student... Enjoys a chocolate chip muffin and red Gatorade before each meet... Playing sports as a kid she pretended to be a soccer player... Would cast Keke Palmer in a movie about her life... Says her craziest ambition would be to jump 6-11... Enjoys dancing and singing.